The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy is interested in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the lungs and respiratory system. Areas of expertise include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, cystic fibrosis, environmental and occupational lung disease, lung cancer, sleep medicine, and the treatment of critically ill adult patients. The Division's research labs, located at both the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Omaha VA Medical Center, are focused on research in airway inflammation injury and repair. The Division also has a very active Clinical Studies Unit involved in clinical trials for asthma, COPD, smoking cessation, and cystic fibrosis.
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Division Chief: |
Joe Sisson, MD |
985990 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5990
Meilinh Thi, D.O.
University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Afterwards, she completed her Internal Medicine residency and Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship at the University of Texas Health in San Antonio. After fellowship, she received a clinical fellowship grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to complete a 1 year program in Cystic Fibrosis at the same institution. Dr. Thi is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Her interests are Cystic Fibrosis and bronchiectasis. She enjoys forming long-term relationships with her patients and providing compassionate care. In order to provide patient focused care, she is also passionate about teaching medical students, residents and fellows when she is not on clinical service.